Jeff Arnal (percussion) and Gordon Beeferman (piano) synthesize avant-garde jazz/improv and contemporary classical traditions of the 20th century into a unique “energized ritual of free expression…music with muscle and appeal” (Cadence Magazine). Sin [+]Jeff Arnal (percussion) and Gordon Beeferman (piano) synthesize avant-garde jazz/improv and contemporary classical traditions of the 20th century into a unique “energized ritual of free expression…music with muscle and appeal” (Cadence Magazine). Since forming their duo in 2000, Arnal and Beeferman have become an integral part of the creative music scene in New York and beyond. Their duo has performed at the Knitting Factory, Music at the Anthology (NYC), Improvised and Otherwise (Brooklyn), Music Gallery (Toronto), Hallwalls (Buffalo NY), San Francisco Alternative Music Festival, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and other venues for experimental and improvised music. Their first recording Bodies of Water (2001) was praised for its "near-perfect synchronicity... these two have talent to burn" (All Music Guide). In addition to working as a duet, they have collaborated with many other musicians and dancers, including choreographer Estelle Woodward (in the dance/music ensemble Loophole) and saxophonist Seth Misterka (as Rara Avis).
about ROGUE STATES:
• "A collection of concise yet substantial duo improvisations that
demonstrate substantial power and an impressive range of expression."
(Time Out New York)
about “Bodies of Water”(duet recording) and “Rara Avis” (with Seth Misterka):
• "Near-perfect synchronicity... these two have talent to burn." -Steven Loewy, All Music Guide
• “Inventive improvisation.” Alan Kozinn, New York Times
• "One of the best improv trio dates I've heard in recent memory." Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC
• "This New York City-based jazz/improvising trio emerges as a cohesive unit, meshing superior technical ability with extreme imaginative powers." Glenn Astarita, Jazz Review
• "First rate improv from a couple of youngsters charting their own course with a depth of dynamics and feeling..." Jay Collins, Cadence Magazine
ARTIST BIOS
"Percussionist JEFF ARNAL’s balletic sense of time and imaginative deployment of colour have combined into a highly original concept" (Philip Clark, TheWire). Arnal frequently performs and collaborates with a wide range of musicians and choreographers in the U.S. and Europe. Recent performances include deSingel, German Nordwestradio, Music at the Anthology, Roulette
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